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Obama Willing to Compromise with Republicans

September 9, 2011 9:41 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says the Obama administration is willing to compromise with Republicans on a job-creation program if they come up with "a better idea." But Biden said on TV this morning that the administration is "not prepared to compromise in terms of doing nothing." House... more »
Accused Murderer Says He's Willing to Die

June 29, 2010 8:19 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The man accused of killing two women at a construction company again says he did it and is willing to die. Fifty-three-year-old Richard Matthews has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder of 44-year-old Dianna Tullier of Walker and 55-year-old Cheryl Boykin of Denham Springs. Both... more »
Attorney General: State Willing to Sue

May 24, 2010 9:28 AM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's top lawyer is urging the federal government to approve construction of sand barriers to protect wetlands from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is threatening to sue over what he calls "petty jurisdictional concerns" of the U.S. Army Corps of... more »